PHILOSOPHER

Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples

1460 - 1537

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Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (French pronunciation: [ʒak ləfɛvʁ detapl]; Latinized as Jacobus Faber Stapulensis; c. 1455 – c. 1536) was a French theologian and a leading figure in French humanism. He was a precursor of the Protestant movement in France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples is the 427th most popular philosopher (up from 429th in 2019), the 1,254th most popular biography from France and the 58th most popular French Philosopher.

Jacques LeFèvre d'Étaples is most famous for translating the Bible into French.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples ranks 427 out of 1,267. Before him are Étienne Gilson, Gargi Vachaknavi, Dong Zhongshu, Timon of Phlius, Michael J. Sandel, and Pavel Florensky. After him are Antiochus of Ascalon, Edward de Bono, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Daniel Dennett, John of Salisbury, and Francisco Ferrer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples ranks 7. Before him are Vasco da Gama, Juan Ponce de León, Lorenzo Costa, Johann Tetzel, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, and Tristão da Cunha. After him are Bartholomew Columbus, Juan de la Cosa, Tilman Riemenschneider, Jacopo de' Barbari, Judah Leon Abravanel, and Geertgen tot Sint Jans. Among people deceased in 1537, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples ranks 6. Before him are Jane Seymour, Madeleine of Valois, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, and Lorenzo di Credi. After him are Gerolamo Emiliani, Pedro de Mendoza, Jörg Breu the Elder, Lempira, and Thomas Murner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples ranks 1,254 out of 6,770. Before him are Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1955), Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334), Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518), Odo of Bayeux (1036), Samy Naceri (1961), and Charles Trenet (1913). After him are Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (1435), Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930), Antipope Gregory VIII (1100), Pierre Cauchon (1371), Étienne-Jules Marey (1830), and René Thom (1923).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples ranks 58. Before him are Antoine Arnauld (1612), Richard Avenarius (1843), Antoine Destutt de Tracy (1754), Jean Gerson (1363), Alain de Benoist (1943), and Étienne Gilson (1884). After him are Alain de Lille (1117), Vincent of Beauvais (1190), Maine de Biran (1766), Guillaume Budé (1467), Michel de Certeau (1925), and Ernest Gellner (1925).

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